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Rick Hartford

Emanuel Chaney, of Hartford, a bus driver for First Student, West Hartford, shovels out between two buses Monday afternoon in West Hartford as the school bus company, with locations in West Hartford, East Hartford and Bloomfield, prepares its fleet to take students to school.

Emanuel Chaney, of Hartford, a bus driver for First Student, West Hartford, shovels out between two buses Monday afternoon in West Hartford as the school bus company, with locations in West Hartford, East Hartford and Bloomfield, prepares its fleet to take students to school. (Rick Hartford)

Emanuel Chaney, of Hartford, a bus driver for First Student, West Hartford, left, shovels out next to a bus Monday afternoon in West Hartford as mechanic Joel Lech, of Enfield, hooks up a chain to have the bus pulled out of its snowed-in slot as the school bus company, with locations in West Hartford, East Hartford and Bloomfield, prepares its fleet to take students to school.

Emanuel Chaney, of Hartford, a bus driver for First Student, West Hartford, left, shovels out next to a bus Monday afternoon in West Hartford as mechanic Joel Lech, of Enfield, hooks up a chain to have the bus pulled out of its snowed-in slot as the school bus company, with locations in West Hartford, East Hartford and Bloomfield, prepares its fleet to take students to school. (Rick Hartford)